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Tag: Security

Buhari should speak to Nigerians over Insecurity — Melaye
7May By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Security

Buhari should speak to Nigerians over Insecurity — Melaye

Former Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to speak directly to Nigerians over the worrisome insecurity across the country. He stated the President cannot continue to speak to Nigerians through his spokespersons — Garba Shehu and Femi Adesina. Melaye spoke on Friday during an interview on Africa Independent Television (AIT) monitored by The Nation. He said: “President Buhari needs to speak to Nigerians directly, he needs to communicate with the media. Our President is absent, and this has negative concomitant effects on the war against insecurity in the country. “It is very pathetic but our President is not available. All we hear is presidency says; we didn’t vote for Garba Shehu or Femi Adesina. “All our security challenges boils down to l...
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Femi Adesina: They Should Let Us Breathe
7May By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Security

Femi Adesina: They Should Let Us Breathe

Don’t asphyxiate us, let us breathe. Remove your knees from the neck of Nigeria, and let the country be. What do we owe you, that you make it seem we must never have peace? That was the sum total of the caution given early this week by the Department of State Services (DSS) on the state of the nation. Nigeria is currently undergoing severe security challenges, but rather than team up with government and security agencies to find solutions, some past and present political leaders, disgruntled religious leaders, and ethnic champions are in cahoots, to exacerbate the situation. They are plotting to hold conferences, which would pass a vote of no confidence in President Muhammadu Buhari, a man they so much love to hate. These agent provocateurs were the first to sow the seed of evil, dis...
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Nigeria Police Reacts to Reports of Fr Mbaka’s Disappearance  Nigeria Police Reacts to Reports of Fr Mbaka’s Disappearance  
5May By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Religion, Security

Nigeria Police Reacts to Reports of Fr Mbaka’s Disappearance  Nigeria Police Reacts to Reports of Fr Mbaka’s Disappearance  

The Nigeria Police Force, Enugu State command has said it is not aware of the alleged disappearance of the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry of Enugu, Nigeria, (AMEN), Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka. The alarm of his disappearance was raised by the Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, OYC, in a statement. Fr Mbaka’s followers and members of his Adoration Ministry had taken to the streets in protest of his disappearance on Wednesday. Recall that the clergy had last week asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign or be impeached. The Presidency had in its reaction attacked Fr Mbaka alleging that the cleric was annoyed because he was denied contracts he sought from the Buhari administration. The spokesman of Enugu State Police Command, Daniel Ndukwe told SaharaReporters that the ...
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DSS Comments on Reports of Fr Mbaka Missing
5May By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Religion, Security

DSS Comments on Reports of Fr Mbaka Missing

The Department for State Services, DSS has reacted to the reports that the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry of Enugu, Nigeria, (AMEN), Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka is missing, saying that they are not holding him. Many Christians have staged a protest in front of the Catholic Bishop’s court in Enugu, asking the Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Callistus Onaga to produce Fr Mbaka. The whereabout of the cleric was alleged to have been unknown since he paid the Bishop a visit two days ago. Reacting to the development, Peter Afunaya, spokesperson of the DSS, told Vanguard that the service did not arrest Fr Mbaka. Afunaya said: “Rev Fr Mbaka is not with the DSS. The DSS did not pick him up, please.” Recall that the Federal government had alleged that some religious and political leaders we...
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BREAKING: Senate postpones Meeting with Service Chiefs, IGP to Thursday
4May By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Boko Haram, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

BREAKING: Senate postpones Meeting with Service Chiefs, IGP to Thursday

The Senate on Tuesday shifted its proposed meeting with Service Chiefs, the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Inspector General of Police to Thursday. Senate President Ahmad Lawan disclosed this at plenary. Lawan said the security chiefs, who are supposed to brief the Senate, are still engaged at the National Security Council meeting which may extend till Wednesday. He said: “The briefing will be very crucial, for us to be properly informed and properly guided. “The only item on the Order Paper on Thursday will be the briefing.” The Senate last Tuesday, after an exhaustive debate, resolved to invite the heads of the nation’s Armed Forces and other security agencies over the deteriorating security situation in the country. It had also resol...
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Buhari Govt Attacking me for Blessing Nnamdi Kanu – Fr Mbaka
4May By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Biafra, News, Nigeria, Security

Buhari Govt Attacking me for Blessing Nnamdi Kanu – Fr Mbaka

The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria, AMEN, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka has said that the presidency was attacking him for blessing the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The cleric also cautioned clerics across the country not to serve as an instrument of disaster by supporting those killing the downtrodden in the country. Fr Mbaka disclosed this on Sunday while giving the homily in a viral video. According to the Catholic priest, no amount of the blocking of the National Assembly and security in Aso Rock Villa would secure the country “if they don’t take care of youths and give them jobs, and address all these issues the Holy Spirit raised on that Wednesday.” Mbaka cautioned the Buhari administration that he (Mbaka) would be the ...
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Nigerian Army Debunks killing Igbo, Christian Soldiers
3May By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Armed Forces, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Nigerian Army Debunks killing Igbo, Christian Soldiers

The Nigerian Army has reacted to the allegation of deploying soldiers based on ethnic and religious lines to get killed on duty, describing peddlers of such narrative as callous and cowardly enemies of Nigeria’s peace and unity. This was contained in a statement issued in reaction to a publication titled, "Secret Fulani plan unveiled – The Compromised army chief", which alleges that the military is now using its deployment to kill Igbo and Christian personnel. It alleged that "two Igbo officers, Lt Col Okeke and Lt Col Ajah alongside 44 others, predominantly Southern and Middle Belt Christian officers, lost their lives in a conspiracy hatched by Fulani senior officers." Reacting to the news, Brig-Gen Mohammed Yerima, the Army's Director of Army Public Relations, in a statement iss...
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I’m Pained Each Time Bandits Are Killed – Gov Umahi
2May By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Security

I’m Pained Each Time Bandits Are Killed – Gov Umahi

Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi has expressed willingness to dialogue with bandits to determine their grouses and find sustainable solutions to the current security threats in the state. The governor made this known while presenting 40 Toyota Sienna vehicles and 20 Hilux vans to security apparatus for improved operations in Ebonyi State. There has been an increase in gunmen attacks in the state and heightened tension between herders and their host communities in the state. Security facilities have also been invaded by gunmen in the state. Speaking at the ceremony, Umahi expressed his readiness to dialogue with the bandits to determine their grouses and the solutions. He also directed local government chairmen and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to identify the ...
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Nigerian Army Changes Boko Haram War Codename to Hadin Kai
1May By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Boko Haram, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Nigerian Army Changes Boko Haram War Codename to Hadin Kai

The Nigerian Army has disclosed that the war against Boko Haram in the North-East has been renamed Operation Kadin Kai from Operation Lafiya Dole. The change was approved by the Chief of the Army Staff, Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, in a statement issued on Friday, noting it would fortify the fight against insurgency, SaharaReporters reports. According to the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig Gen Muhammed Yerima, the army was determined in its drive to exterminate Boko Haram in the North-East region. Yerima said, “The Chief of Army Staff has approved the renaming of the ongoing Counterinsurgency Operation in the North East from Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) to Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK). “Also affected by the re-designation are the Army Super Camps which now reflect the nomenclat...
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Relocate Permanently to Your LGAs, Wards – Enugu Gov Orders All Council Chairmen, Deputies, Councilors
30Apr By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Photos, Security

Relocate Permanently to Your LGAs, Wards – Enugu Gov Orders All Council Chairmen, Deputies, Councilors

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has asked all Chairmen of the 17 local government areas of the state, as well as their deputies and the 260 elected Councilors to immediately and permanently relocate to their respective local government areas and ward. This was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Nnayelugo Chidi Aroh, noting that the decision was reached after the governor’s consultation with key stakeholders in the state on security as part of effort to curb the spike in security challenges across the country and forestall the infiltration of criminal elements into the state. Aroh said that the governor, yesterday, consequently held consultation with the Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Edward Ubosi and other members of ...
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